WATCH: Incredible true story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 in World War 1. The true spirit of Christmas. Soldiers from both sides put down their arms, met, played soccer, hugged. For one day, a sign that peace on Earth is not too far away. This short video on how it happened will touch your heart. ---> If you love great stories from any time, you'll love HistoryBites -- so like our page now! | HistoryBites

38K views · 433 reactions | Starring Diane Kruger and Daniel Bruhl, this film recounts the Christmas Eve truce of 1914, when soldiers joined together to celebrate Christmas. Joyeux Noel | Stream now - https://bit.ly/3wbLVsu | SBS On Demand | Facebook

1st World War Christmas truce 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914. The truce occurred only five months into the war. Hostilities had lulled as leadership on both sides reconsidered their strategies following the stalemate of the Race to the Sea and the indecisive result of the First Battle of Ypres. In the week leading up to 25 Dece